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Saturday, 31 January 2015

Two new quick guides to assist you in your Scottish research:The first is Preparing for a Genealogy Research Trip to Scotland

This guide is essential for you to be successful as you prepare for a research trip to Scotland. Planning ahead is the key to a successful research trip. Learn where to research, how to prepare and who to contact for a personalized trip to the area of Scotland where YOUR ancestors lived. There is also a workbook to accompany this quick guide:

The second quick guide is a great resource in understanding some of the reasons that your ancestors may have emigrated to North America. This will assist you in understanding the historical events that led to mass migration, passenger lists and re-created passenger lists and the Passenger Vessels Acts that regulated the passage of emigrants.

This workshop will help you to understand why using this
website is critical for Scottish Genealogy Research. You will learn how to have
more success in your searches and how to reduce wasting credits. You will learn
various aspects of the website to assist you in becoming more comfortable with
using this very valuable resource.

The workshop will NOT be available later as a recording, so
if you are unable to attend, you will not be able to access it later. Handouts will not be available so you will
need to be able to take notes.

Join us for an online workshop on Tracking Your Scots Emigrant Ancestor

Tracking Your Scots Emigrant Ancestor

Monday Feb 23 @ 7 pm EST (GMT -5.00)

MAR 6 @ 7:30 pm EST (GMT -5.00)

This workshop will focus on resources that might assist you
in finding our more about your Scottish Ancestor and the reason that they left
their homeland. We will discuss the historic events that caused migration, the
Passenger Vessels Acts, Ships Lists and Re-created Ships Lists, Online and
Offline Resources

The workshop will NOT be available later as a recording, so
if you are unable to attend, you will not be able to access it later. Handouts will not be available so you will
need to be able to take notes.

Sunday, 4 January 2015

It is estimated that up to 30% of Scots have Flemish roots. And in fact, this is where the surname Fleming (Flemming/Fleeming) originates. If you think you might have Flemish roots in your family tree, this website might be worth a visit:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/flemish/

About Me

Scottish born, Canadian raised, Christine Woodcock had the
best of both worlds, growing up immersed in Scottish culture. Realising that
others of the Scots diaspora were not as fortunate, she started her business,
Genealogy Tours of Scotland (https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/)
to allow others researching their Scottish roots the opportunity to return to
the land of their ancestors, conduct family history research and deepen their
sense of belonging to their ancestral kin.